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Antigone | Essays and Criticism

• Family versus Community in Antigone

  In the following essay, Thomas Allbaugh discusses the issue of family versus community that pervades Sophocles's play.

• The Antigone and its Moral

  In the following excerpt from an article that originally appeared in The Leader on March 29, 1856, George Eliot interprets Antigone as the conflict between "the strength of man's intellect, or moral sense, or affection" and "the rules which society has sanctioned."

• Dramatic Effect in Sophocles

  In the following excerpt, Walter Johns outlines Sophocles's distinctive use of violence and strong emotion in Antigone.

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1. Antigone: Introduction
2. Antigone: Summary
   1. Scene I Summary
   2. Scene II Summary
   3. Scene III Summary
   4. Scenes IV-V Summary
   5. Scene VI Summary
   6. Scenes VII-VIII Summary
3. Antigone: Sophocles Biography
4. Antigone: Themes
5. Antigone: Style
6. Antigone: Historical Context
7. Antigone: Critical Overview
8. Antigone: Character Analysis
   1. Antigone
   2. Creon
   3. Other Characters
9. Antigone: Essays and Criticism
   1. Family versus Community in Antigone
   2. The Antigone and its Moral
   3. Dramatic Effect in Sophocles
10. Antigone: Compare and Contrast
11. Antigone: Topics for Further Study
12. Antigone: Media Adaptations
13. Antigone: What Do I Read Next?
14. Antigone: Bibliography and Further Reading
15. Antigone: Pictures
16. Copyright

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1. Ancient Greece
2. Sophocles

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